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31675 view(s)  The 1950s at LeMans could be described as the 'Jaguar-Years' with the marque winning five times using the C-Type and D-Type. Jaguar wanted to relive their successes at the most grueling endurance in the 1980s. They teamed up with TWR, run by Tom Walkinshaw who raced with Jaguars since the 1970s.
Their first jointly developed Group C racer was the XJR 6 introduced late in 1985. It was powered by an enlarged and extensively modified version of Jaguar's road going V12 engine. This engine itself was a direct development of the engine used in Jaguar's last prototype racer of the 1960s, the XJ13. The XJR 6 proved fast but lacked the reliability to really threaten the German Porsches
For the 1987 season TWR/Jaguar revised the XJR 6 and renamed it XJR 8. The biggest change was found in the engine bay, it now housed a 7 litre long stroke V12 engine. The XJR 8 also incorporated revised front and rear suspension.
Jaguar XJR 8 dimensions:
Lenght: 4830mm, Width: 2000mm, Height: N/A, Wheelbase: 2710 mm
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Models for Jaguar XJR 8
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| Manufacturer |
Model |
Scale |
Dimensions (LxWxH) |
Wheelbase |
Front spur |
Rear spur |
| Hasegawa |
XJR-8 LM |
1/24 |
99.9x82.3x40.0 |
99.9 |
80.3 |
81.7 |
| Hasegawa |
XJR-8 Sprint |
1/24 |
99.9x82.3x40.0 |
99.9 |
80.3 |
81.7 |
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| Silk Cut #6 Silk Cut Jaguar (GB) 1987 |
 Participated in:
Le Mans 24 hrs Group C, Le Mans
Jaguar XJR-8 #TWR-J12C-186 (Advanced) – Jaguar V12/60° 2v 6900cc N/A C1
Colors: white/violet (+yellow)
Tyres: Dunlop
Sponsors: Silk Cut/JAGUAR
Driven by: Martin Brundle (GB)/John Nielsen (DK)
DNS: Armin Hahne (D)
Result: did not finish (Head gasket) - 231 laps
Grid: 4th(3:24.68)
Photo by: Jeremy Jackson |
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